REMINDER: January 1 Mandatory SNF Provider Enrollment Revalidation Deadline

CMS; Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)
 
Published:November 20, 2025
Dan Ciolek
​Skilled nursing facility (SNF) providers enrolled in Medicare or Medicare/Medicaid must submit a mandatory off-cycle provider enrollment revalidation by January 1, 2026, or risk having enrollment suspended or revoked. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the deadline from August 1, 2025, following AHCA/NCAL advocacy efforts for relief on the extensive new reporting requirements. 
   
AHCA/NCAL continues to advocate for additional relief. However, as this deadline still stands, it is important for SNF providers notified by their MAC to ensure completion of the revalidation submission process by January 1. CMS issued a notice of the deadline change in its June 17 MLN Connects newsletter. If unsure about their revalidation status, SNF providers are encouraged to contact their MAC provider enrollment helpdesk.    
  
AHCA/NCAL Resources    
AHCA/NCAL offers a variety of SNF provider enrollment resources available on the Reimbursement webpage under Resources and Documents. SNF providers should also review the two AHCA/NCAL office hours calls from March 28 and April 4 that reflect the updated changes to the sub-regulatory guidance. The call recordings and downloadable slides are available. 
 
Please contact 855Revalidation@ahca.org with any questions. 
 
CMS Resources    
SNF providers can find detailed sub-regulatory guidance information on the new organizations and individual parties required to be reported on the CMS website. CMS also offers a step-by-step screenshot of instructions on completing an application via the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS).   

If you need support with PECOS, please contact the External User Services (EUS) Help Desk via email or call (866) 484-8049. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 7 AM – 7 PM Eastern.